Spilling

Canoeing is not usually a scary sport, but believe me it can be. We took part in the Kenduskeag Stream Canoe Race last weekend which is a big deal for Bangor. If the conditions are right, as they were this year, there is plenty of whitewater to deal with. Add to the 6 miles of rapids, 10 miles of flat water paddling and you get one exhausting and in our case wet race. We spilled 4 times and ohh that water was brisk. As we live on banks of the Kenduskeag we got to see ice chunks floating downstream just days before the race. Really makes you wanna go swimming huh? Here we are at shopping cart hole, the last challenge of the race. We made it through but had to pull aside to dump the canoe as we took in a boatload of water. BRRRRrrrrrrrrr.

Happy Three-OH Ben Jammin'

And yes I know, I am right behind you.

Purple, purple, purple

Spring cleaning is here and we have been busy sprucing up the house, the dog, and ourselves. We started running again and have started cleaning up the garage and lawn. Woof's teeth are also getting a makeover with a toothbrush and he loves it. Well actually he loves the taste of the toothpaste so I hear no complaints about the brushing. He even has is own orange toothbrush that we were keeping in the tooth brush holder which was a very bad idea. The other night when I was groggy, yep, you can figure out what happened. STUPID, my toothbrush is purple and YUCK, Woof eats poop.

On a more sanitary note the bathroom is coming along nicely especially after last weekend's tile fest. We are not experts but were quite pleased with the end results, in other words everything looks straight and no tiles have fallen down yet!
We also got a good start on the vanity we are making out of an old buffet. Ben loves to measure, saw and admire. See here he is busy admiring. Looks good carpenter man!

Spring has sprung

Or as they like to call it here, mud season. Which is really hard for me to believe because just 2 weeks ago I was here standing in front of the worlds tallest snowman (actually snow woman) in 50 mph winds and frigid conditions. Seasons change fast and now all we have to do is wait for 121 feet of snow to melt. wow.

We survived our first major holiday on our own and it wasn't half bad. The Easter bunny forgot to come to our house. Well not exactly forgot he brought Ben a basket but I didn't get one. I am not sure how that works, something about Easter sneaking up on someone. Hmm, I guess I know who won't be acting the part of Santa Claus or the Tooth Fairy if we ever need one around here. Even without my basket I was able to put my disappointment aside and help color eggs. Coloring eggs is pretty awesome, look at how awesome it can be. For almost a month now we have been dismantling our upstairs bathroom. We have finally gotten to the point where we are putting it back together which is a relief because it has been quite a mess. I find sawdust and pieces of sheet rock all over the house but I guess that is the price one pays to rid themselves of a bathroom this hideous. Let me introduce you to 1970 all mixed up with 1985. Uffda that is not nice. One should not be asked to start their day in a room this ugly. Slowly but surely we are progressing and although the room looks pretty desolate right now in a short time (hopefully the next month) this bathroom will be too cool. I mean really all we have left to do is lay tile, lay floor, install the sink, move the toilet, sheet rock, paint and install wainscoting. Piece of cake!